Overview
A wealthy woman pursues her passion for music, unaware of the chaos it will unleash.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- surreal
- melancholic
- arthouse movie night
- opera themed evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film touching, funny, thoughtful, and unusually well acted, praising its inspirational portrait of artistic obsession and the value of a dream.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Marguerite Dumont is encouraged by friends and her husband to believe she can sing, until she seeks a real audience.
Marguerite’s sincere operatic performances are funny because of their severe melodic dysfunction, yet emotionally painful because her dream is genuine.
Marguerite’s wealth and Parisian social circle allow friends and her husband to sustain her fantasy rather than confront her lack of ability.
The film uses opera, concerts, extravagant costumes, and surrealist imagery to externalize Marguerite’s heightened inner world.
Films like Marguerite, and why
Florence Foster Jenkins
period comedy-drama about an intensely self-deluded artistic aspirant, balancing absurdity with pathos
The Concert
music-centered tragicomedy about performance, ambition, and the gap between artistic fantasy and public reality
The Great Beauty
stylized European period drama examining bourgeois performance, repression, and female self-invention
The Lady in the Van
bittersweet character study of obsessive artistic ambition and social delusion
Movie Details
- Director
- Xavier Giannoli
- Release Date
- 2015-09-16
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (298)
Cast
- Catherine Frot
- André Marcon
- Michel Fau
- Christa Théret
- Denis Mpunga
- Sylvain Dieuaide
- Aubert Fenoy
- Sophia Leboutte
- Théo Cholbi
- Astrid Whettnall
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Marguerite about?
- A wealthy Parisian opera enthusiast mistakes affectionate deception for artistic acclaim and risks everything on a public performance.
- What is Marguerite like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Marguerite as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Marguerite violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Marguerite.
- What did critics think of Marguerite?
- Critics broadly found the film touching, funny, thoughtful, and unusually well acted, praising its inspirational portrait of artistic obsession and the value of a dream.
- Which films are like Marguerite?
- Films with a similar feel include Florence Foster Jenkins, The Concert, The Great Beauty, and The Lady in the Van.
- How long is Marguerite?
- Marguerite runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch Marguerite?
- In United States, Marguerite is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
